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Local Obituaries for Families in Teton County
Sandra Neuhardt
Sep 29, 2022
Sandra "Sandy" Jean (Poole) Neuhardt, 83 of Choteau; passed away suddenly, September 29, 2022 at Benefis Health Systems in Great Falls, Montana. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and a memorial service will take place October 15, 2022 at 4:00 pm at Mitch and Kathje Griffis's. (1981 10th LN. NW, Choteau, MT 59422)Sandra was born...
Deanna Styren
Sep 13, 2022
At the age of 84, Deanna Styren was called home to be with the Lord on September 13, 2022.Deanna Rae Dyer was born on 08/16/1938 to Lyle George Dyer and Annie Rose McLean Dyer, in Great Falls, Montana. The family was complete when siblings Lyla and Gary were born.Deanna attended school at Brady, MT, graduating in 1956. In 1955 Deanna...
Frank Jaconetty
Sep 11, 2022
Tony JaconettyRetired U.S. Army veteran and state snow plow operator Frank Anthony "Tony" Jaconetty, 81, died Sept. 11, 2022, at his home in Choteau after a gallant effort to beat cancer of the esophagus. Tony was known to have more lives than a cat as he overcame many medical obstacles before this diagnosis.A celebration of life will be held Oct....
Donald Passmore
Sep 2, 2022
Donald "Don" Cecil Passmore, 94 of Choteau, passed away peacefully September 2, 2022 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, Montana after a battle with illness. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and a celebration of Don's life will take place Saturday; September 17, 2022 at the United Methodist Church in Choteau with military honors and...
Richard Neal
Aug 24, 2022
Richard Bruce Neal, known to some as "Dick" or "RB"; passed away of natural causes, August 24, 2022 at Renaissance Assisted Living Facility in Great Falls, MT. He was 83 years old.Funeral services for Richard will be held, Saturday; September 3, 2022 at 1 o'clock pm at the Augusta Community Church with a viewing held at 12:30 pm prior to...
Edith Hanson
Aug 21, 2022
Edith Hanson Edith Marlene (Anderson) Hanson, 86 -- known for her great cooking, humor, generosity and love of family -- died Aug. 21, 2022, at Benefis Teton Medical Center, where she had resided in the long-term care wing since November 2021. A viewing will be held on Aug. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home in Choteau....
Jay Foard
Aug 17, 2022
Jay Foard, 80 of Choteau, passed away August 17, 2022 at Benefis Peace Hospice in Great Falls. Jay was born December 1, 1941 in Kalamazoo, MI. Jay loved the great outdoors and was a self-proclaimed mountain man. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and his dear friends, Pam and Jim, will take his ashes to...
Michael Immerman
Aug 14, 2022
Michael R. Immerman "Biker Mike", 69 of Conrad, passed away August 14, 2022 at Logan Healthcare in Conrad, MT. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and a celebration of Mike's life will take place Saturday; September 10, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home in Choteau. Part of Mike's remains will be laid to...
Delores Snyder
Aug 6, 2022
Delores "D" Ella (Blum) Snyder, 83 of Choteau, was peacefully and serenely called home for final rest in Heaven on July 30, 2022 at her home; where she was surrounded by her loving family.Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral home and a Vigil service will take place Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 6:00 pm at Gorder...
Vicki Carden
Aug 4, 2022
Vicki Lea Carden, 65 of Choteau, passed away August 4, 2022 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, Montana after a battle with heart failure and heart break. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home in Choteau and per Vicki's wishes no services will be held.Vicki was born January 4, 1957 in Choteau, Montana to Glen Jr....
David Jensen
Jul 19, 2022
David John Jensen, 67, of Choteau, passed away suddenly at his home in Choteau on July 19, 2022. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and a celebration of life for family and close friends will take place in North Dakota on August 13th.Dave was born November 11, 1954 in Breckenridge, Minnesota to Max and Betty...
LaVonne Childers
Jul 14, 2022
LaVonne Rose Childers passed away on July 14th, 2022, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's with her husband and family by her side. LaVonne was born in Fargo, ND on August 18th, 1941, to Ethel P Larsen and Alton R Larsen.LaVonne was raised in Sabin, MN and graduated from Moorhead State College High School in 1959. She married her high...
Virginia Zwerneman
Jul 14, 2022
Virginia Ann Zwerneman gained her wings on July 14, 2022, when she passed peacefully in her home due to natural causes. Born October 12,1939, in Great Falls, Montana to Emil and Beatrice (DeRusha) Durr, Virginia grew up on the Durr Ranch West of Choteau. She attended Choteau schools, graduating in 1957. Because of the distance and real winters, the family...
Judith Anderson
May 30, 2022
Judith Lynn Sortedahl Anderson, age 67 of Bynum, Montana, passed away peacefully from pancreatic cancer on May 30, 2022. She is preceded in death by her father, Harlan Sortedahl and her younger brother, Brian Sortedahl.Judy is survived by her mother, Geraldine Sortedahl; her forever guy, Zales Davidson; her siblings, Barb (Allan) Soukkala, Nancy (Jerry) Zielinski,, and Kraig (Alison) Sortedahl, as...
Ethan Allen
May 19, 2022
On May 19th, 2022, you may have noticed dawn being a little dimmer as the world said goodbye to one of the good ones with the passing of Ethan Squires Allen at the age of 57 years old, at his home in Fairfield, Montana after fighting a courageous battle with cancer.Born to Donald and LaDeanne Allen on January 2, 1965,...
Keven Carden
May 18, 2022
Keven "Speed" Fowler Carden, 66 of Choteau, passed away May 18, 2022 at Benefis Peace Hospice in Great Falls following a long battle with cancer. Per Keven's wishes no services will be held.Keven was born March 19, 1956 in Olympia, Washington to Elden and Betty (Avery) Carden. One of eight children, was raised in Olympia and attended school in the...
Robert Bryant
May 13, 2022
Robert Leslie Bryant "OBY1", 58 of Choteau, went to rest on May 13, 2022. He loved to laugh and make other people laugh and always enjoyed telling a good joke. He touched many hearts and was known from using quips such as "no doubt" or "innit". A celebration of Life will be held July 9, 2022 at 3:00pm in the...
Maryetta Hodgskiss
May 12, 2022
Maryetta Hodgskiss passed away May 12, 2022 surrounded by love and her family at Benefis Teton Medical Center. Maryetta was born January 15, 1930 in Denton, MT to Fred and Etta Lahr who homesteaded there. Growing up on the farm in Denton, she participated in 4-H, winning a trip to the National 4-H Congress in Chicago for Leadership. She graduated...
A.J. Ward
May 1, 2022
A.J. "Penny" Ward, 81 of Fairfield, passed away May 1, 2022 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, after a brief battle with illness.Cremation had taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and per Penny's wishes no services will be held.Penny was born August 30, 1940 in Choteau, Montana to Howard and Maude Delle (Anderson) Cunningham. She was raised...
Lyle Otness
Apr 23, 2022
The sport of rodeo lost a champion on April 23, 2022, when Lyle "Hoot" Eugene Otness, 92, chairman of the Choteau American Legion Rodeo nearly every year from 1965 to 2018, died at Benefis Teton Medical Center of natural causes, after several years of failing health.Family, friends and associates from the Montana rodeo community will pay their honors to Otness...
